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024	8		_a10.1596/1813-9450-5083
035			_a(The World Bank)5083
100	1		_aShakya, Mallika
245	1	0	_aCompetitiveness Assessment of Tourism in Sierra Leone _h[electronic resource] : _bA Cluster-Based Approach / _cShakya, Mallika
260			_aWashington, D.C., _bThe World Bank, _c2009
300			_a1 online resource (33 p.)
520	3		_aSeven years out of brutal conflict, Sierra Leone is now a peaceful and stable country. Yet, its strides toward economic recovery and competitiveness have been modest even in sectors such as tourism, which used to be a major generator of foreign exchange revenues prior to the conflict. This paper presents a cluster-based analysis of the tourism sector in Sierra Leone. The analysis shows that tourism in Sierra Leone draws entirely on basic factor conditions such as natural endowments; high-end lodging, catering, and entertainment services are virtually nonexistent. The cluster mapping exercise reveals that several non-profit organizations are present and active within the Sierra Leone tourism cluster but that the role of commercial enterprises has been somewhat limited. A critical mass of basic service providers has emerged over time, but their functions are often hindered by the absence of a market-based incentive regime and weaknesses in backbone infrastructure services. There is a mismatch of effort by the public and private sectors. An important policy implication arising from the analysis is for Sierra Leone to initiate a joint action among tourism entrepreneurs and policymakers to develop a coherent business strategy toward overcoming the bottlenecks of skill deficiency, policy ineffectiveness, and lack of infrastructure and market access.
650		4	_aAdvisory Services
650		4	_aAttractions
650		4	_aBasic
650		4	_aCultural Heritage and Preservation
650		4	_aCultural Policy
650		4	_aCulture & Development
650		4	_aEconomic recovery
650		4	_aEnvironment
650		4	_aInternational tourism
650		4	_aLocal history
650		4	_aMass tourism
650		4	_aMining
650		4	_aPublic Sector Development
650		4	_aRestaurants
650		4	_aSocial capital
650		4	_aTour
650		4	_aTour operators
650		4	_aTourism
650		4	_aTourism and Ecotourism
650		4	_aTourism development
650		4	_aTourism entrepreneurs
650		4	_aTourism industry
650		4	_aTourists
650		4	_aTours
650		4	_aTransport Economics, Policy and Planning
650		4	_aTravels
650		4	_aWorld history
700	1		_aShakya, Mallika
776	1	8	_aPrint version: _iShakya, Mallika. _tCompetitiveness Assessment of Tourism in Sierra Leone. _dWashington, D.C., The World Bank, 2009
830		0	_aPolicy research working papers.
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library.
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-5083
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